Program

 

FRIDAY 03 NOVEMBER 2017, AUSTRALIAN HEARING HUB, MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY

SYDNEY

Time

Agenda

8.00 – 9.00

Registration

9.00 – 9.20

Conference opening

– Chair: Dr Joaquin Tomas Valderrama Valenzuela (Board SRAP, National Acoustic Laboratories, Macquarie University)

– Dr Sergio Leon-Saval (President SRAP and Director Sydney Astrophotonic Instrumentation Laboratory, University of Sydney)

AIR & HEALTH, SCIENCE, AND INDUSTRY

9.20 – 9.40

Impact of iron and steelmaking industries on air quality in Australia

– Prof Vladimir Strezov (Macquarie University)

9.40 – 10.00

The role of clouds in climate – a grand challenge

– Prof Steven Sherwood (University of New South Wales)

10.00 – 10.20

The evil we cannot see – small particulate pollution and global health

– Prof Stephen Leeder (University of Sydney)

10.20 – 10.40

Wind power generation potential in Australia

– Mr David Santo Tomas Menocal (Project Director of Wind Power Generation, Global Power Generation)

10.40 – 11.00

Coffee break

11.00 – 11.20

Neurons & noisy night-clubs

– Prof David McAlpine (Macquarie University)

11.20 – 11.40

The effort of listening – its measurement and clinical use

– A/Prof Catherine McMahon (Macquarie University)

11.40 – 12.00

Studying the health effects of wind farm generated infrasound: NHMRC funded trials

– A/Prof Nathaniel Marshall (University of Sydney & Woolcock Institute for Medical Research)

12.00 – 12.20

Using 3D sound in hearing research

– A/Prof Jörg Buchholz (Macquarie University, National Acoustic Laboratories)

12.20 – 13.30

Lunch

AIR & CULTURE AND SOCIETY

13.30 – 15.00

Walking on thin AIR: changes and challenges facing an
exponential growth of population

– Session chair: Dr Óscar Pérez Concha (SRAP, University of New South Wales)

Round table panel members:

– Prof. Lesley Hughes (Macquarie University)

– Prof Luis Salvador-Carulla (SRAP; Centre for Mental Health Research, ANU)

– Prof. Steven Sherwood (University of New South Wales)

– Prof Glenn A Albrecht (University of Sydney)

15.00 – 15.20

Coffee break

15.20 – 15.40

Writing the hearing line: Deafness, music and stories of lived experience

– Ms Jessica Kirkness (Macquarie University)

15.40 – 16.00

All that is solid melts into air; sculpture and sound art

– Dr Nigel Helyer (Macquarie University)

16.20 – 16.30

Closure ceremony

– Mr Juan Manuel Molina (Consul-General of Spain)

16.30 – 17.00

Wine & cheese degustation

MONDAY 06 NOVEMBER 2017, CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

CANBERRA

Time

Agenda

8.30

Registration opens

9.00 – 9.30

Welcome breakfast

– Dr Sergio Leon-Saval (President SRAP and Director Sydney Astrophotonic Instrumentation Laboratory, University of Sydney)

SRAP Research Bites (Canberra-3)

9.30 – 10.30

Chair: A/Prof Maria Racionero (Associate Dean (HDR) Research School of Economics, ANU College of Business and Economics)

– SRAP Research Bites Summary 2015-2017. Dr Marina Trigueros (SRAP representative in Canberra and Founder of Cariboo Design)

– Prof Carola Garcia de Vinuesa (Department of Pathogens and Immunity, ANU)

– Prof Andres Cuevas (Research School of Engineering, ANU)

– Prof Luis Salvador-Carulla (SRAP; Centre for Mental Health Research, ANU)

– Dr Jose M Barrero (CSIRO Agriculture and Food)

10.30 – 11.00

Coffee Break

SRAP Science Diplomacy Roundtable:

THE SINGLE MARKET OF EUROPEAN RESEARCH: IMPLICATIONS FOR AUSTRALIA

11.00 – 11.15

Insights and opportunities for enhancing EU-AU research collaboration

– Dr Jonas Rupp (Adviser Research, Innovation, Technology, Science, European Union Delegation to Australia)

11.15 – 11.30

Funding and conducting research in the Australian and the European Union systems: Learning from a practical experience

– Prof Luis Salvador-Carulla (CMHR, RSPH, Australian National University)

11.30 – 11.45

The European Research Area as a balancing act: transnational cooperation vs competition

– Dr Judith Reinhard (Head of Science & Innovation | Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany)

11.45 – 12.00

Renewable energies research and development collaborations with Europe

– Mr Wes Stein (Director, Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative, CSIRO)

12.00 – 12.15

Cultivating thriving EU-Australian cooperation: the important role of bi-lateral relationships

– Dr Katherine Daniell (European Research Development Manager, ANU Centre for European Studies & President, Australian-French Association for Research and Innovation (AFRAN))

12.15 – 13.15

Q&A and Public Debate

13.00 – 13.10

Closure address of the 3rd SRAP FORUM: Air

– Mr Manuel Cacho (Ambassador of Spain)

13.30 – 14.30

Light Lunch

– Sandwiches and soft drinks will be provided

18.00

Reception by the Spanish Ambassador at the Residence of the Spanish Embassy

– SRAP members and invited speakers